Book excerpt: As per the New syllabus & Regulations 2017 prescribed by the Anna University, Chennai, this book "PHYSICS FOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (PH8253)" has been written by Dr. G. SHANMUGAM, Former Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Vel Tech, Chennai-600 062 for the second semester B.E/B. Tech degree course in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (E&I), Instrumentation and Control Engineering (ICE), Bio Medical Engineering (BME), Medical Electronics (ME), and Computer and Communication Engineering (CC). This book deals with the various physical properties of materials that areof practical utility. It mainly focuses on the changes in physical properties of materials arising from the distribution of electrons in metals, semiconductors and insulators and also covers topics on the properties of magnetic and dielectric materials, optical properties of micro-electronic devices and nanoelectronic devices.